UmeshKGidwaniMDMS

PubMed

• 1 citations
  Prognostic significance of haemodynamic parameters in patients with cardiogenic shock.
  Hillerson, D., David D Berg, Gurleen Kaur, Erin A Bohula, Vivian M Baird-Zars, Carlos L Alviar, Christopher F Barnett, Gregory W Barsness, James A Burke, Sunit-Preet C...> ;European Heart Journal. Acute Cardiovascular Care. 2023 Oct 25
• 20 citations
  Pulmonary Artery Catheter Use and Mortality in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.
  Bernard S Kadosh, David D Berg, Erin A Bohula, Jeong-Gun Park, Vivian M Baird-Zars, Carlos Alviar, James Alzate, Christopher F Barnett, Gregory W Barsness, James Burke...> ;JACC. Heart Failure. 2023 Aug 1
• 2 citations
  Deploying a novel custom mobile application for STEMI activation and transfer in a large healthcare system to improve cross-team workflow. STEMIcathAID implementation ...
  Haydee Garcia, Bernadette Springer, Andriy Vengrenyuk, Parasuram Krishnamoorthy, Derek Pineda, Brian Wasielewski, Wilfred As Tan, Ashley D'Amiento, Julianna Bastone, N...> ;American Heart Journal. 2022 Nov 1
• 2 citations
  Critical Care Simulation Education Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Evan Leibner, Elvera L. Baron, Ronak Shah, Yoland F. Philpotts, Divya Sreeramoju, Anthony DeVivo, Samuel Acquah, Jean Hsieh, Umesh Gidwani, Andrew B. Leibowitz, Daniel...> ;Journal of Patient Safety. 2021 Sep 24
• 7 citations
  The Mount Sinai Hospital Institute for critical care medicine response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Jennifer Wang, Evan Leibner, Jaime B. Hyman, Sanam Ahmed, Joshua Hamburger, Jean Hsieh, Neha S. Dangayach, Pranai Tandon, Umesh Gidwani, Andrew B. Leibowitz, Roopa Koh...> ;Acute and Critical Care. 2021 Aug 10
• 3 citations
  Mobile application to optimize care for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients in a large healthcare system, STEMIcathAID: rationale and design.
  Parasuram Krishnamoorthy, Andriy Vengrenyuk, Brian Wasielewski, Nitin Barman, Jeffrey Bander, Joseph Sweeny, Usman Baber, George Dangas, Umesh Gidwani, Georgios Syros,...> ;European Heart Journal. Digital Health. 2021 Jun 1
• 4 citations
  Non-invasive cerebral perfusion monitoring in cardiac arrest patients: a prospective cohort study
  Charles L. Francoeur, James Lee, Neha S. Dangayach, Umesh Gidwani, Stephan A. Mayer> ;Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2020 Sep 1
• 20 citations
  The emergence of methemoglobinemia amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Leonard Naymagon, Shana Berwick, Alaina J. Kessler, Guido Lancman, Umesh Gidwani, Kevin Troy> ;American Journal of Hematology. 2020 Aug 1
• 25 citations
  Clinical Characteristics and In-Hospital Mortality for COVID-19 Across The Globe.
  Sunny Goel, Tarun Jain, Amit Hooda, Rohit Malhotra, Gurpreet S. Johal, Reza Masoomi, Haroon Kamran, Parasuram Krishnamoorthy, Nagendra Boopathy Senguttuvan, Abhishek S...> ;Cardiology and Therapy. 2020 Jul 18
• 49 citations
  The Imperfect Cytokine Storm: Severe COVID-19 With ARDS in a Patient on Durable LVAD Support
  Vinh Q. Chau, Estefania Oliveros, Kiran Mahmood, Aditi Singhvi, Anuradha Lala, Noah Moss, Umesh Gidwani, Donna M. Mancini, Sean Pinney, Aditya Parikh> ;JACC. Case Reports. 2020 Jul 15
• 10 citations
  Transcatheter aortic valve replacement versus surgical aortic valve replacement in low-surgical-risk patients: An updated meta-analysis.
  Sunny Goel, Ravi Teja Pasam, Karan Wats, Jignesh Patel, Srilekha Chava, Joseph Gotesman, Bilal Malik, Robert Frankel, Jacob Shani, Umesh Gidwani> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2020 Jul 1
• 2 citations
  Mitraclip Plus Medical Therapy Versus Medical Therapy Alone for Functional Mitral Regurgitation: A Meta-Analysis.
  Sunny Goel, Ravi Teja Pasam, Karan Wats, Srilekha Chava, Joseph Gotesman, Abhishek Sharma, Bilal Malik, Sergey Ayzenberg, Robert Frankel, Jacob Shani, Umesh Gidwani> ;Cardiology and Therapy. 2020 Jun 1
• 9 citations
  Left main percutaneous coronary intervention-Radial versus femoral access: A systematic analysis
  Sunny Goel, Ravi Teja Pasam, Hitesh Raheja, Joseph Gotesman, Umesh Gidwani, Keerat Rai Ahuja, Grant W. Reed, Rishi Puri, Jai K. Khatri, Samir R. Kapadia> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2020 Jun 1
• Corrigendum to "Heart failure: Same-hospital vs. different-hospital readmission outcomes" [Int. J. Cardiol. 278 (2019): 186-191].
  Sopan Lahewala, Shilpkumar Arora, Byomesh Tripathi, Sidakpal S. Panaich, Varun Kumar, Nirali Patel, Sejal Savani, Mihir Dave, Yash Varma, Apurva Badheka, Abhishek Desh...> ;International Journal of Cardiology. 2020 Mar 26
• 20 citations
  Orbital atherectomy versus rotational atherectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
  Sunny Goel, Ravi Teja Pasam, Srilekha Chava, Joseph Gotesman, Abhishek Sharma, Bilal Malik, Robert Frankel, Jacob Shani, Umesh Gidwani, Azeem Latib> ;International Journal of Cardiology. 2020 Mar 15
• 8 citations
  Three to four years outcomes of the absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold versus second-generation drug-eluting stent: A meta-analysis.
  Sunny Goel, Ravi Teja Pasam, Srilekha Chava, Abhishek Sharma, Bilal Malik, Sergey Ayzenberg, Robert Frankel, Jacob Shani, Umesh Gidwani> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2020 Feb 1
• 1 citations
  Dual Versus Triple Antithrombotic Therapy After Acute Coronary Syndrome or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: An Updated Meta-Ana...
  Sunny Goel, Ravi Teja Pasam, Abhishek Sharma, Umesh Gidwani> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2020 Feb 1
• 14 citations
  Heart failure: Same-hospital vs. different-hospital readmission outcomes.
  Sopan Lahewala, Shilpkumar Arora, Byomesh Tripathi, Sidakpal S. Panaich, Varun Kumar, Nirali Patel, Sejal Savani, Mihir Dave, Yash Varma, Apurva Badheka, Abhishek Desh...> ;International Journal of Cardiology. 2019 Mar 1
• 15 citations
  Nationwide Trends in Hospital Outcomes and Utilization After Lower Limb Revascularization in Patients on Hemodialysis
  Pranav S. Garimella, Ashish Correa, Priti Poojary, Narender Annapureddy, Kinsuk Chauhan, Achint Patel, Shanti Patel, Ioannis Konstantinidis, Lili Chan, Shiv Kumar Agar...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2017 Oct 23
• 23 citations
  Atrial fibrillation: Utility of CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores as predictors of readmission, mortality and resource utilization
  Sopan Lahewala, Shilpkumar Arora, Prashant Patel, Varun Kumar, Nirali Patel, Byomesh Tripathi, Nilay Patel, Kamala Ramya Kallur, Harshil Shah, Umesh Gidwani, Juan F. V...> ;International Journal of Cardiology. 2017 Oct 15
• 2 citations
  Do Not Resuscitate, with No Surrogate and No Advance Directive: An Ethics Case Study.
  Jamie Diamond, Umesh Gidwani, Rosamond Rhodes> ;The Journal of Clinical Ethics. 2017 Jan 1
• 32 citations
  Etiologies, Trends, and Predictors of 30-Day Readmissions in Patients With Diastolic Heart Failure.
  Shilpkumar Arora, Sopan Lahewala, Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk, Saman Setareh-Shenas, Prashant Patel, Varun Kumar, Byomesh Tripathi, Harshil Shah, Viralkumar Patel, Umesh Gid...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2017 Aug 15
• 5 citations
  Renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava thrombus extending to the right atrium diagnosed during pregnancy.
  Efe C. Ghanney, Jaime A. Cavallo, Matthew A. Levin, Ramachandra C. Reddy, Jeffrey Bander, Maria Teresa Mella, Joanne Stone, Myron Schwartz, Kenneth Haines, Umesh Gidwa...> ;Therapeutic Advances in Urology. 2017 Apr 16
• 85 citations
  Etiologies, Trends, and Predictors of 30-Day Readmission in Patients With Heart Failure.
  Shilpkumar Arora, Prashant Patel, Sopan Lahewala, Nilay Patel, Nileshkumar J. Patel, Kosha Thakore, Aditi Amin, Byomesh Tripathi, Varun Kumar, Harshil Shah, Mahek Shah...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2017 Mar 1
• 69 citations
  Coronary Artery PET/MR Imaging: Feasibility, Limitations, and Solutions
  Philip M. Robson, Marc R. Dweck, Maria G. Trivieri, Ronan Abgral, Nicolas A. Karakatsanis, Johanna Contreras, Umesh Gidwani, Jagat Narula, Valentin Fuster, Jason C. Ko...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2017 Jan 18
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Journal Articles

• Coronary Artery PET/MR Imaging: Feasibility, Limitations, and Solutions  
  Philip M. Robson, Marc R. Dweck, Maria Giovanna Trivieri, Ronan Abgral, Nicolas A. Karakatsanis, Johanna Contreras, Umesh Gidwani, Jagat P. Narula, Valentin Fuster, Ja..., JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 1/18/2017
• Etiologies, Trends and Predictors of 30-day readmission in Patients with Heart Failure  
  Arora S, Patel P, Lahewala S, Patel N, Patel NJ, Thakore K, Amin A, Tripathi B, Kumar V, Shah H, Shah M, Panaich S, Deshmukh A, Badheka A, Gidwani U, Gopalan R, The American Journal of Cardiology, 1/1/2017
• Do Not Resuscitate, with No Surrogate and No Advance Directive: An Ethics Case Study  
  Diamond J, Gidwani U, Rhodes R, J Clin Ethics, 1/1/2017
• The Pulmonary Artery Catheter in 2015 - The Swan and the Phoenix  
  Umesh K. Gidwani, Sunny Goel, Cardiology in Review, 1/1/2016
• Comparison of in-hospital mortality, length of hospitalization, costs, and vascular complications of percutaneous coronary interventions guided by ultrasound versus an...  
  Singh V, Badheka AO, Arora S, Panaich SS, Patel NJ, Patel N, Pant S, Thakkar B, Chothani A, Deshmukh A, Manvar S, Lahewala S, Patel J, Patel S, Jhamnani S, Bhinder J, ..., Am J Cardiol, 1/15/2015
• Comparison of In-Hospital Mortality, Length of Hospitalization, Costs, and Vascular Complications of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Guided by Ultrasound versus Gu...  
  V. Singh, A. Badheka, S. Arora, S. S. Panaich, N. J. Patel, N. Patel, S. Pant, B.Thakkar, A. Chothani, A. Deshmukh, S. Manvar, S.Lahewala, J. Patel, S.Patel, S.Jhamnan..., Am J Cardiol, 1/15/2015
• Variation in utilization of multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention: influence of hospital volume  
  Nilay Patel, Sadip Pant, Sidakpal S. Panaich, Nileshkumar J. Patel, Shilpkumar Arora, Umesh Gidwani, Tamam Mohamad, Theodore Schreiber, Apurva O. Badheka, Cindy Grines, Coronary Artery Disease, 1/1/2015
• Imaging Modalities to Identity Inflammation in an Atherosclerotic Plaque  
  Goel S, Miller A, Agarwal C, Zakin E, Acholonu M, Gidwani U, Sharma A, Kulbak G, Shani J, Chen O, Radiol Res Pract, 1/1/2015
• Variation in utilization of multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention: influence of hospital volume  
  Patel N, Pant S, Panaich SS, Patel NJ, Arora S, Gidwani U, Mohamad T, Schreiber T, Badheka AO, Grines C, Coron Artery Dis, 1/1/2015
• Palliative Care in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit  
  T. Naib, S. Lahewala, S. Arora S, U. Gidwani U, Am J Cardiol, 1/1/2015
• A critical review of the use of carvedilol in ischemic heart disease  
  Chen-Scarabelli C, Saravolatz L Jr, Murad Y, Shieh WS, Qureshi W, Di Rezze J, Abrencillo R, Gardin T, Gidwani UK, Saravolatz L, Faggian G, Scarabelli TM, Am J Cardiovasc Drugs, 1/1/2012
• Tissue plasminogen activator versus heparin for locking dialysis catheters: A systematic review  
  Firwana BM, Hasan R, Ferwana M, Varon J, Stern A, Gidwani U, Avicenna J Med, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters

• Hospital Medicine Clinics 
  Chapter: Ischemic Colitis 
  Page 216 - 229Kathy Navid, Umesh Gidwani, Juan Pena, Andrew Dunn2015
• Modern Concepts and Practices in Cardiothoracic Critical Care 
  Chapter: "Acute Coronary Syndrome" 
  Calenda B, Gidwani UKEditors: Evans et al.IGI Global Publishers, Hershey, PA2015
• Practical Management of Complex Cancer Pain 
  Chapter: "Control of complex pain at the end of life in hospice or community setting" 
  Gidwani U, Berns SEditors: Sharma et al.Oxford University Press2014
• The 5-Minute Critical Care Consult 
  Chapter: "Acute Interstitial Pneumonia" 
  Gidwani ULippincott Williams & Wilkins2011
• The 5-Minute Critical Care Consult 
  Chapter: "Management Of Ventilator Emergencies" 
  Gidwani ULippincott Williams & Wilkins2011
• The 5-Minute Critical Care Consult 
  Chapter: "Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia" 
  Gidwani ULippincott Williams & Wilkins2011
• The 5-Minute Critical Care Consult 
  Chapter: "Pulmonary Fibrosis" 
  Gidwani ULippincott Williams & Wilkins2011
• Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Critical Care 
  Chapter: Acute Cardiac Ischemia 
  Tomey M, Gidwani UEditors: Oropello et al.McGraw Hill LangeEdition 4th,
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Abstracts/Posters

• Predictors of 30-day Readmission and In-hospital Mortality of Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A National Population Based Cohort.
  Setareh-Shenas S, Arora S, Virk HUH, Patel N, Tripathi B, Aziz EF, Gidwani U, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2016
• Elective Alcohol Septal Ablation Pre-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement To Optimize Outcomes In Patients With Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy.
  Khan AA, Sengupta PP, Kovacic J, Gidwani U, Mattimore M, Sharma S, Kini A, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1/1/2016
• Coronary 18f-Fluoride Hybrid Positron Emission Tomography Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Initial Experience.
  Philip M. Robson, Marc R. Dweck, Maria Giovanna Trivieri, Nicolas A. Karakatsanis, Ronan Abgral, Johanna Contreras, Umesh Gidwani, Jagat P. Narula, Valentin Fuster, Ja..., Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1/1/2016
• Contemporary Trends in the Ischemic Stroke "Weekend Effect" on IV Thrombolytic use, In-hospital Mortality, Discharge Disposition, Hospital Charges and Length of Stay -...
  Jani V, Lahewala S, Arora S, Patel A, Hussain SI, Razak A, Gidwani U, Hassan A, Chaudhry S, Suri F, Kassab M, Qureshi A, Majid A, International Stroke Conference, Nashville, TN, 1/1/2015
• Palliative Care in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.
  Naib T, Lahewala S, Arora S, Gidwani U, J Am Coll Cardiol, 1/1/2014
• Impact Of Median Household Income And Hospital Variation In The Utilization Of Do-not-resuscitate Order In Cardiac Arrest: A National Perspective.
  Lahewala S, Solanki S, Patel N, Patel NJ, Patel NV, Patel A, Dhaduk G, Bambhroliya C, Arora S, Patel NV, Deshmukh A, Badheka A, Gidwani U, Grines C, Schreiber T, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
• A National Perspective of The Influence of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders on In-Hospital Mortality and Adverse Outcome after Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
  Patel A, Lahewala S, Patel N, Nadkarni GN, Dhaduk G, Busani S, Bambhroliya C, Solanki S, Arora S, Patel NV, Badheka A, Jani V, Gidwani U, Hussain SI, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
• Variation of utilization of Intravascular Ultrasound and Fractional Flow Reserve in the United States: Influence of Hospital Volume.
  Patel N, Arora S, Patel NJ, Patel NV, Patel A, Lahewala S, Solanki S, Dhaduk G, Savani GT, Gada K, Deshmukh A, Badheka A, Mittal NK, Gidwani U, Mohamad T, Brown M, Gri..., American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
• A comprehensive program to initiate advance care planning in a critical care unit.
  Gidwani UK, Rizzo J, Biviano B et al, Am Rev Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2004
• Stratification of patient types to facilitate advance care planning intervention.
  Gidwani UK, Rizzo J, Chao S et al, Am Rev Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2004
• Continued positive impact on health of a primary care initiative for asthma management in a high prevalence inner city area.
  Sofi U, Lanewala A, Khan S, Gidwani U et al, Am Rev Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2001
• Health care proxies in the intensive care unit: Impact on patient outcome.
  Siva N, Amin H, Gidwani U et al, Am Rev Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2001
• Health care proxy in the ICU: Results of a performance improvement project.
  Deshpande S, Deshpande A, Gidwani U et al, Am Rev Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2000
• Effect of economic class on the prevalence of bronchial asthma in urban school children of Delhi, India.
  Singh K, Gidwani U, Gaur S, Am Rev Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2000
• When assessed objectively, how good is the metered dose inhaler technique of internal medicine residents?
  Deshpande AD, Gidwani UK, Velazquez D, et al, Am Rev Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/1999
• Compliance with peak-flow self-monitoring as measured by an electronic peak-flow monitor.
  Deshpande AD, Gidwani UK, Newman T, et al, Am Rev Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/1999
• Isolated pulmonary fibrosis in association with Jo-1 antibody.
  Deshpande AD, Gidwani UK, Newman T, et al, Chest, 1/1/1998
• The establishment and operation of a primary care initiative for asthma management in a high prevalence inner city setting.
  Gidwani UK, Sanchez R, Maggiore D, et al, Am Rev Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/1998
• Comparison of data from two innovative primary care asthma initiatives in high prevalence communities.
  Gidwani UK, Sanchez R, Newman T, et al, Am Rev Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/1998
• Quality of life measures in patients enrolled in the family centered asthma program (FCAP).
  Sanchez R, Gidwani UK, Newman T, et al, Am Rev Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/1998
• The impact on healthcare and healthcare costs of a primary care initiative for asthma management in a high prevalence inner city setting.
  Newman T, Sanchez R, Gidwani UK, et al, Am Rev Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/1998
• Local epidemiologic trends in tuberculosis control.
  Anwar M, Gidwani U, Cincu C, et al, Am Rev Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/1997
• Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in HIV disease. Am
  Anwar M, Gidwani U, Thukral V, et al, Am Rev Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/1997
• Drug susceptibility patterns for MDR-TB in New York City.
  Anwar M, Gidwani U, Deshpande A, et al, Am Rev Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/1997
• Underutilization of INH prophylaxis in PPD converters.
  Gagadam D, Gidwani UK, Newman T, et al, Am Rev Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/1996
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Lectures

• What's New in Cardiac Critical Care 
  1/1/2018
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement 
  1/1/2018
• "BD, OD, DCD" - Brain Death, Organ Donation and Donation after Cardiac Death 
  1/1/2017
• "The Pulmonary Artery Catheter in 2016" 
  Prague - 1/1/2016
• "ICU Management of Cardiogenic Shock" 
  1/1/2016
• "Post-TAVR ICU Care" 
  1/1/2016
• "The Pulmonary Artery Catheter in 2015" 
  1/1/2015
• "Targeted Temperature Management for Neuroprotection in Survivors of Cardiac Arrest - So What's New?" 
  New York, NY - 1/1/2014
• "Cardiac Critical Care after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement." 
  Englewood, NJ - 1/1/2013
• "Importance and Development of Medical Checklists" 
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine - 1/1/2012
• "Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neuroprotection in Post Cardiac Arrest Patients" 
  Teaneck, NJ - 1/1/2011
• "Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neuroprotection in Post Cardiac Arrest Patients - How we do it at Mount Sinai" 
  Mediciti Medical Center, Gurgaon, India - 1/1/2010
• "End of Life and Palliative Care in India and the US" 
  Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bombay, India - 1/1/2010
• "Recent Developments in Palliative Care" 
  Nyack Hospital, Nyack, NY - 1/1/2010
• "Hypothermia for Neuroprotection in Post Cardiac Arrest Patients" 
  New York, NY - 1/1/2010
• "Medical Futility and End of Life Care" 
  1/1/2009
• "Current Trends in Palliative Care" 
  Teaneck, NJ - 1/1/2009
• "End of Life Issues and Contemporary Ethical and Legal Perspectives in India and the US" 
  Grant Medical College, Bombay, India - 1/1/2008
• "Contemporary Trends in Palliative Care Medicine" 
  Teaneck, NJ - 1/1/2006
• "Palliative Care Medicine - Back to the Future" 
  Englewood, NJ - 1/1/2005
• "Palliative Care in the ICU" 
  Flushing Hospital Center, Queens, NY - 1/1/2005
• "Palliative Care Medicine - Comprehensive Care of the Complex Patient" 
  Queens, NY - 1/1/2004
• "Smoking - Health Effects and Cessation Strategies" 
  Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens, Queens, NY - 1/1/2002
• "Ventilator Associated Pneumonia - Current Concepts" 
  Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens, Queens, NY - 1/1/2002
• "Current Concepts in Venous Thromboembolic Disease" 
  Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens, Queens, NY - 1/1/2002
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Other

• "New therapies in the Management of Severe Sepsis" 
  Gidwani U, Investor Teleconference for BancAmerica Securities
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2001
• "Arthroscopic Diagnosis and Surgery of the Knee - A report of 91 consecutive arthroscopic procedures." 
  Gidwani U, Doctoral Thesis presented to the University of Bombay, India
  1/1/1987